Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duckworth

/ˈdʌkwə(ɹ)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: duck-worth
IPA: /ˈdʌkwə(ɹ)θ/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The pixels’ use in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put taxpayers at risk, according to the report by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter."

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dūce (“duck”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Duckworths (plural)

Phrases

Duckworth-Lewis method Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method

Questions

How do you pronounce duckworth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌkwə(ɹ)θ/.
What does duckworth mean?: A surname from Old English.
Where does duckworth come from?: Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dūce (“duck”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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